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Primary school teachers accept 4th collective agreement offer
Primary teachers have voted to accept the latest Ministry of Education collective agreement offer. This was the fourth offer put to teachers and follows a long negotiation…
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Union dismayed by Mayor's proposal to cut ECE
NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand’s largest education union, was dismayed and surprised by Mayor Wayne Brown’s decision to insist on cuts to provision of early childhood education in…
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ECE focus should be on lower ratios and better pay
NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand’s largest education union, welcomes the extension of 20 hours early childhood education (ECE) to two-year-olds because it means greater equity of…
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Disappointing Budget for primary educators
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the largest education union in Aotearoa, says that this year’s Budget has disappointed primary educators.
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Big steps for our smallest citizens
NZEI Te Riu Roa, the country’s largest education union, welcomes the $1.8 billion investment in Budget 2023 to fund full pay parity for early childhood education (ECE) teachers…
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Primary teachers to vote on next actions
Primary teachers will vote on their next steps after rejecting their third offer from the Ministry of Education late last week.
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Kindergarten teachers accept latest collective agreement offer
Kindergarten teachers have voted to accept their latest collective agreement offer.
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Primary school teachers reject 3rd offer
Primary school teachers have voted to reject their 3rd offer from the Ministry of Education.
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NZEI Te Riu Roa Area school teachers to join rolling strike action
Area school teachers across the country have voted in favour of taking industrial action this term, including rolling strikes, says NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand’s largest…